St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-03
DINNER.
Lima Bean Soup.
Curried Chicken Pie
Stewed Cabbage.
Fried Celery.
Potatoes Boiled Whole.
Sweet Potato Pie.
Fruit Coffee,

Fruit. Coffee.
T1:.. Rray SoUP.-Two quarts of soup
stock, one quart of Lima beans; II dredr
soak them all night, putting bit OF soda I'D
the water; two eggs, half cup OF cornmeal
scaIded to soft mush, two tahitSpoonfuls
of minced parsley, pepper, sail. Nv" stalks Oh
celery and a tablespoonful OF minced onion;
The iiolor in which corned beef WIS boiled
will do nicely for the 'stock.' In that case
put no salt in the soup. Put all the lngreul-
ents except the eggs together IN me soup
kettle and cook slowly until the beans are
very soft; run through coianuer, SEASON ~ -
taste. return to the soup pot. and Wnen IL
hollis stir in the beaten eggs; pour mo the
tureen, Law on the surface some thin shoes
of lemon from which the peel has been cut,
and serve.
CURRIEp CHICKEN PIE.-Joint pair OF
chickens as for fr1cassee; roll in Hour ana
fry in dripping or lard until they begln W
brown; put into deep bake-dish layer OF
fowl. cover with thin slices OF tat salt pork'
Have ready two cupfuls of boiled rlceln when
have been worked a tablespoonful OF butter
and two even teaspoonfuls of curry powder
cover the chicken with some of this; put III
more fowl and pork, more rice, &c. Wheh
all are in. pour in cupful of broth mace Dy
stewing the feet, necks and plnlons OF !he
chickens in pint of water, then stralnlhg
and seasoning it. Cover the pie with good
crust, cut slit i'll the middle. bake covered
forty minutes, and brown nicely. WASH tne
crust with beaten white OF egg.
SrEwEp CABBAGE.-Shred a cabbage with
keen knife; put over the ire IN pleh!y %
boiling water, slightly sailed, with bit Oh
soda in it, and cook for twenty mlnutes'
drain off the water and put in just enough
fresh and boiling to cover it. COOK ten Hill
utes: add two tablespoonful OF vinegar, g.
tablespoonful of butter rolled in flour, pep
per and salt. Stew ten minutes longer aho'
turn out.
FRIED CELERY.-Cut firm white celery into
pieces two inches long; put on 10 ooli ~ ~. noa
sailed water and cook twenty minutes "i ;oe
I'D with a split spoon and crop llto iee
water. Leave them there ten minutes; take
ont. Law on dish to cool sprinkle Win SAT-
and pepper, dip each piece IN egg, then ~
fine cracker crumbs, and fry III clarlIeo'
dripping or sailed lard. Drain well anu serve
hot. 90.
SWEET PoTATo PIE.-Parboll hrm s"e si,
potatoes and let them get stl1 ana colu VIZ
the skins on: peel them then and slice cross
wise Have ready pie dish lined with a.
good crust lit never pays to make any olnGl},
mt in a laver of sliced potatoes, sprihhAle
we'll with sugar and drop bits OF ou.ter nele
and there: allow teaspoontul OF pIanuy
and FIVE cloves to each layer; also uoL.noA
SO drops of lemon juice; more Pot iaen
sugar. butter, brandy Glo1 p,t IN CIV two table
snoonfuIs of water and cover all with pas.r}{;;
INT a slit in the top and bake. Eaa co,u
wifi, nowdered sugar sprinkled over th T, top,
ond accom- pany by good old cheese lhe!e
ara not MANY more delightful pies thah Is
this old Virginia dessert when Prope,,aa
made. The potatoes should oe oiy re a,,u
sweet, the seasoning Juolcious't ''ps
righted